Chapter 2696 - 2758: Underhanded Tricks

Li Yifei didn’t do anything today, just stayed at home with Ning Xin’er, pulling in different materials, the two of them picking through them together, then forwarding them to the underlings in Ning Xin’er’s studio. They were all savvy people from the circle, knew how to use online information for PR, and all agreed... this incident was practically a god‑sent publicity boost for Ning Xin’er and her film, and it was free. The key point was, looking at it now, it was almost a rare opportunity, especially since Summer Entertainment had taken the initiative to start it; the ones with the real headache should be the other side.

There are all kinds of PR, all kinds of promotion. Let’s skip the positive stuff and just talk about crisis PR and hyping negative news—those two alone are enough for a lot of people in the circle to study and chew on.

After one night, the crisis had been shifted onto Summer Entertainment’s side. Xia Hai woke up in the morning from between the soft bodies of two young models, casually squeezed them a couple of times, and felt his energy had recovered a bit. He’d gone crazy with these two little models last night, so his body felt very tired, but Xia Hai usually did pay some attention to keeping fit—working out two or three times a week, and watching his diet and weight.

The two young models woke up too, snuggled up and helped serve Xia Hai as he got out of bed, which was naturally a fragrant little scene. But after Xia Hai picked up his phone and looked at it for a while, the two little models immediately felt that the originally relatively amiable President Xia suddenly changed. His brows knitted, as if he was furious.

The two of them didn’t dare act up. Xia Hai’s status in the entertainment world was way too high, not someone they could afford to offend. With just a flick of his fingers, the two of them could be fed and live extremely comfortably; likewise, if he pinched those fingers shut, their dream of making it in showbiz would be shattered.

Staring at the news in his hand, Xia Hai quickly started making calls. After a round of blowing up, his subordinates scrambled into action, all racking their brains for countermeasures. They couldn’t just let Ning Xin’er keep the upper hand like this. Besides... relying only on troll factories and certain people to insinuate, or going head‑on in a frontal clash, the effect was minimal and couldn’t play a decisive role. So now that Ning Xin’er had come out to face Summer Entertainment head‑on, Summer Entertainment also had to put some real stuff on the table.

"Fuck that Li Yifei!" Xia Hai cursed. Of course he knew Li Yifei. As one of the former Young Masters of the Capital City, even though Xia Hai hadn’t done business like he did twenty‑odd years ago for a long time, he still knew who Li Yifei was. This guy came out of the countryside, and nowadays in the Capital City circle he had quite a name; several Young Masters had gone down in his hands. A guy like that was the kind you avoided if you could, because messing with him was very likely to end with a whole lot of trouble.

"You think hooking up with him means you can go up against me? Heh, every circle has its rules. In the entertainment industry, I, Xia Hai, am the top‑tier controller. Ning Xin’er, you’re still a bit too green!" Xia Hai sat on the sofa, looking out the window with a sinister chill in his eyes. He was vacationing by the sea at the moment, living in a standalone villa, with people to serve him food and lodging, plus whatever kind of woman he wanted to play with, he could. His mood had originally been really good, but what happened this morning pissed him off. What pissed him off was that he’d never gotten Ning Xin’er—she didn’t give him any face at all. What pissed him off was that this woman actually dared jump out to clash with him head‑on. What pissed him off was that Li Yifei had jumped out too.

Since they were all mixing in the circle, it was impossible for Xia Hai not to know about the relationship between Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er. Back in the Capital City circle, for Ning Xin’er and his other two wives, Li Yifei had put quite a few Young Masters in their place.

"She wants a tear‑down war, then we’ll tear!" Xia Hai said, and his people specifically in charge of this kind of thing began to move.

The whole internet was flowing with a faint layer of crisis—it just wasn’t clear which side that crisis was for. Right after breakfast, a post suddenly appeared online titled "A Certain Famous Innocent Goddess Star in **** with Multiple Men, Sex Video Leaked." As soon as the video was released, it immediately triggered a sensation. With the warm‑up from Ning Xin’er and Li Yifei last night, once this so‑called video appeared today, naturally... it blew up!

The entire internet exploded. This three‑minute video had obviously been edited—any shots showing faces or revealing too much information had all been cut out, leaving only a few side profiles and exposed body parts. Even such a video was enough to cause a major stir, because as soon as netizens saw it, they immediately associated it with Ning Xin’er.

Many people were stunned after watching the video, because the woman’s side profile in the video looked extremely similar to Ning Xin’er’s. Especially since the video was somewhat blurry, the lighting dim, and the resolution low, most people instinctively assumed this was Ning Xin’er.

A lot of people started commenting under the video: "Fuck, turned out she really is a ****, huh. That moaning, that slutty vibe, I’m about to run out of nutrients here."

"And to think I defended her last night, even went to curse people out. First thing in the morning I get slapped in the face. If this video is real, Ning Xin’er is finished—she won’t be able to keep her innocent goddess persona anymore!"

"Keep my ass. This is totally Ning Xin’er. Look, I found a photo of her side profile—how similar is it to the woman in the video! This is the same person. Looks like there’s at least two men: one ****ing, one filming!"

"Dude upstairs, you’re pretty professional. Actually, did you notice at 1:53 in the video it’s clearly already a different guy? Which means Ning Xin’er is playing 3P with two men. This is too explosive. I want to see how she explains this. I bet it’s going to be another blindfold‑gate scandal!"

"You bunch of people, can you not? I’ve never seen such disgusting folks. The woman in the video, whether it’s the voice or the body type, is completely different from Ning Xin’er. And you can still treat this video as real? I honestly feel sorry for you. People who smear for the sake of smearing are all ****!"

"Exactly. Side profile looks alike? Go find a bunch of pretty girls and see how many of their side profiles look similar. Pretty faces are inherently more alike!"

"The guy upstairs didn’t get to the point, so let me say a few words. Those plastic surgery‑dependent wild models, small starlets—their face shapes are mostly the same. From the front they’re identical, let alone the side. Pay attention to 1:03 and 2:45 in the video—these two moments both show side profiles, and most of the side profile at that. Look at her jawline, her chin. This kind of knife‑cut chin is obviously the product of plastic surgery. Now look at the Ning Xin’er photos I posted. Is her side profile the same as that woman’s? As long as you’re not blind, you’ll know this is absolutely not the same person. Someone deliberately released this to disgust people!"

"This has to be done by people from Summer Entertainment, right? This tactic is too disgusting. Yesterday it was slut‑shaming, and today they drop a video like this. Think about those articles from last night—honestly I don’t even know how to describe Summer Entertainment anymore. One shameless person is bad enough, but a whole company this shameless? If you’re gonna blacken someone, at least do it right. Forcing it just to blacken for blackening’s sake—Summer Entertainment’s PR tactics deserve negative points from me. Get the fuck out!"

The net went into a brawl. This kind of negative news, especially the "video leak" sort, was exactly what netizens loved most. They could watch the footage and feast their eyes. If it were really Ning Xin’er, then it wouldn’t just be an eye‑feast—it’d be something they could save. Countless loser virgins could pull it out in their lonely moments and jack off to it. And even if it wasn’t, they could still daydream about it and satisfy their fantasies.

Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er also saw the video right away. Without even watching it, they knew it wasn’t Ning Xin’er, because Li Yifei trusted her absolutely. To date, he was the only man she’d ever had, impossible for there to be a second. After a few glances at the video, Li Yifei was even more certain it wasn’t Ning Xin’er—there wasn’t even the slightest resemblance. Unlike the netizens, who were half‑convinced and half‑doubting, Li Yifei’s understanding of Ning Xin’er... covered every inch of her body, down to any part of her physique, crystal clear!

This was beyond disgusting. First they used troll factories to smear Ning Xin’er and her film; seeing the two of them step out to confront them head‑on, yet having no real dirt to use, they produced a video like this. If that earlier stuff was just flinging dirty water, this was basically chucking shit. There was no need to ask—Summer Entertainment was behind it. So Li Yifei immediately had Chu Xiaoyao trace the original posting account, following the IP trail all the way back. Soon they locked onto an IP address located in a commercial office building in Haicheng. Haicheng... Li Yifei thought for a moment, then dialed a number and got hold of Dumb Guy, who had just returned home. After giving detailed instructions, Dumb Guy accepted the mission on the spot.

Meanwhile, before Ning Xin’er had even responded, an old friend of hers jumped out first. Also a female star, she’d been lukewarm for years, only occasionally keeping in touch with Ning Xin’er, not really close. After seeing the video, she immediately wrote on her Twitter: "I don’t know who is so maliciously scheming, spreading this kind of video to slander Xin’er. I’ve known her for many years, and Xin’er’s character has always been very good. The woman in the video is absolutely not her—I stake my personal integrity on it. Please, netizens, stay rational and do not spread this video. This is the wrong thing to do. I also hope the relevant authorities will immediately investigate and track down whoever released the video. People like that are utterly disgusting!"

This woman posted several tweets in a row, all condemning the rumor‑mongers and firmly supporting Ning Xin’er. Seeing this, Li Yifei and Ning Xin’er were both a bit surprised. Ning Xin’er even said, "You really see a person’s character in times of trouble. This friend has barely kept in touch these past few years. For her to speak out at a time like this could very well offend Summer Entertainment, and her future path won’t be easy."

"That’s only if Summer Entertainment doesn’t go down. Since they dare pull this kind of stunt, Summer Entertainment will definitely fall. I guarantee it! Heh, daring to use such disgusting tricks. Xia Hai, oh Xia Hai, this time you’re really going to pay for it, Xia Hai!" Li Yifei said coldly. Whether or not it was Xia Hai and his people who did it, given that they’d used this kind of low‑down move, Li Yifei was going to pin the whole thing on them.